Category Archives: Environment
EU chief calls for leadership at climate ‘moment of truth’
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s chief executive called Thursday for a show of climate leadership ahead of two major international meetings focused on curbing global warming, warning that world leaders face “a moment of truth.”
Canada’s climate plan gets good grade as Trudeau heads to summits in Europe
OTTAWA — A new analysis suggests the Liberal climate plan could meet Canada's greenhouse gas emissions targets for the first time before the end of this decade. The study by Clean Prosperity published Thursday could give some heft to Prime Minister
Rising seas: Delays to safeguarding Chignecto Isthmus worry N.S., N.B. politicians
HALIFAX — Legislators on both sides of the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick boundary say efforts to safeguard their area from a potential climate disaster have dragged on too long. An engineering study commissioned to develop "three viable solutions" to the r...
Oil giants deny spreading disinformation on climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top executives of ExxonMobil and other oil giants denied spreading disinformation about climate change as they sparred Thursday with congressional Democrats over allegations that the industry concealed evidence about the dangers of gl...
Turkey’s Lake Tuz dries up due to climate change, farming
KONYA, Turkey (AP) — For centuries, Lake Tuz in central Turkey has hosted huge colonies of flamingos that migrate and breed there when the weather is warm, feeding on algae in the lake’s shallow waters.
Canada leads G20 in financing fossil fuels, lags in renewables funding, report says
Canadian fossil fuel producers receive more public financial support than any in the developed world, according to a new analysis. And compared to subsidies for oil, gas and coal, renewable energy gets less government help in Canada than in any other
Iqaluit expects water testing to come back clean; tap water still undrinkable
IQALUIT — Nunavut's capital city says it expects tests on its drinking water to show undetectable levels of fuel. Iqaluit is under a state of emergency and its roughly 8,000 residents haven't been able to consume tap water since Oct.
Net zero goals aren’t the solution, says India before COP26
NEW DELHI (AP) — The solution to climate change is not setting net zero carbon emissions targets as dozens of nations have done, India's federal environment minister said.
Nova Scotia bill sets climate change targets, aims to end coal-fired power by 2030
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is proposing to enshrine a series of environment and climate change targets in legislation, including a new goal of phasing out coal-fired electricity generation by 2030. The change in the proposed Environmental Goals and Climate...
B.C. offers more rebates for electric vehicle charging stations in condos, apartments
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is helping apartment and condo owners plug into the growing demand for electric vehicles by offering rebates and other funding to install chargers in their buildings. Bruce Ralston, the minister of energy, m...
